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lholden ◴[] No.41084741[source]
My mom lived in a historical house when she was a kid in the 60s. Since then, the house has become a museum. There are a lot of "artifacts" on display that "came from the 1800s" that are actually just toys my moms brothers made. My mom got a good laugh about it when she took me to visit the place.

I'm sure these finds must have dated in some way to verify the authenticity, but I always think back to seeing my uncles toys on display as if they were historical artifacts when I see stuff like this.

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bdjsiqoocwk ◴[] No.41084811[source]
Has your mom got in touch with the museum to tell them that, so they can improve? If not why not?
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hsbauauvhabzb ◴[] No.41085135[source]
It’s not their mothers responsibility to correct their incompetence, or (imo) more likely negligence and information falsification.
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1. have_faith ◴[] No.41085229[source]
Maybe they just made a mistake.